System and circuit considerations for low-complexity constant-envelope FM-UWB

Author

Gerrits, John F M ; Danesh, Mina ; Zhao, Yi ; Dong, Yunzhi ; Van Veenendaal, Gerrit ; Long, John R. ; Farserotu, John R.

Author_Institution

CSEM SA, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

fYear

2010

fDate

May 30 2010-June 2 2010

Firstpage

3300

Lastpage

3303

Abstract

Low-complexity, low power UWB radios are required for low data rate short-range applications. FM-UWB is a constant-envelope UWB communication system using double FM: digital FSK followed by high modulation index analog FM to create a constant-envelope signal. The system is intended for low data rate (<; 250 kbps), short-range (<; 10 m) personal area network (PAN) systems. Due to its simple architecture and relaxed hardware specifications, FM-UWB radio has the potential for low power consumption which is illustrated using two circuit implementation examples.

Keywords

communication complexity; frequency shift keying; network analysis; personal area networks; power consumption; ultra wideband communication; PAN; UWB communication system; digital FSK; high modulation index analog FM; low power UWB radios; low-complexity constant-envelope FM-UWB; personal area network systems; power consumption; Body sensor networks; Circuits; Energy consumption; Frequency modulation; Frequency shift keying; Hardware; Radio frequency; Radio transmitters; Robustness; Voltage-controlled oscillators; FM-UWB; LDR; LNA; PAN; UWB; VCO; low complexity; low data rate; low power; wireless personal area networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Paris

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5308-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5309-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.2010.5537903

Filename

5537903